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A ship named Ithaca Patience, Panama, is docked on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026.
January 11, 2026

US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution

WASHINGTON (AP): US forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the US military said, as the Trump administration targets sanctioned tankers travelling to and from Venezuela as…
First responders at the site of a two-vehicle collision on the Font Hill main road in St Elizabeth that claimed four lives on January 10, 2026. 
January 11, 2026

Police probe speeding, lane error in crash that killed four in St Elizabeth

The police are investigating whether speeding and failure to keep left contributed to Saturday's crash along the Font Hill main road in St Elizabeth that left four females dead, including three…
Anne Bonareri, a widow, looks out the window of her home in Kisii, Kenya on November 26, 2025.
January 11, 2026

Kenyan women lost their husbands and then their land. But some are fighting back

(AP) - Rebecca Anyango stood outside the house she has called home for 26 years, wondering how long it will remain hers. As a widow, she’s been threatened with eviction for years by her late…
In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran,
January 11, 2026

Iran warns against US strikes as activists say protest death toll reaches 203

Iran’s parliament speaker warned Sunday that the United States military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if the US strikes the Islamic Republic over the ongoing protests roiling the country.…
Dorothy Hobson.
January 11, 2026

Grange hails late Dorothy Hobson as 'trailblazer' in women’s cricket

Sports Minister Olivia Grange has hailed the late Dorothy Hobson as a pioneering force who “helped to shape generations of women athletes and administrators" in cricket in Jamaica and the…
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January 11, 2026

No motive yet in fatal shooting of St Catherine teacher and construction consultant

Police have not yet established a motive for the killing of a St Catherine teacher and construction consultant along Gordon Boulevard in Spanish Town on Friday night. The deceased has been identified…
January 11, 2026

Man arrested over seizure of ammunition in St James

A man was arrested on Friday night after police in St James seized 39 rounds of ammunition during an operation in Appleton Hall. The police report that about 9:30 p.m., a team responded to explosions…
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January 11, 2026

Motor vehicle examinations to start Monday for 2026 road licence renewals

The Transport Authority says it will start motor vehicle examinations on Monday in preparation for the renewal of public passenger vehicle (PPV) road licences, which expire on March 31, 2026. The…
President Donald Trump attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House on January 9, 2026, in Washington.
January 11, 2026

Trump warns Cuba to make a 'deal' before it's too late

(AP) — United States President Donald Trump on Sunday fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest after Nicolás Maduro was…